Bacone's Peter Rodriguez slides into second as Kim Barthel of LSUS loses the ball in the first inning of the Warriors' 4-3 win.

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Matt Vines
mattvines@shreveporttimes.com

Bacone's Jean Carlos Rodriguez couldn't even make his way out of the base path before his teammates trampled him in celebration Saturday at Pilot Field.

Rodriguez's hard line drive found the right field gap as he delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift the No. 3 seed Warriors past LSUS 4-3 in the Red River Athletic Conference tournament.

"It feels great knowing that we made it to the championship game," Rodriguez said. "I was just hoping the ball would fall, I don't know what else to say." ...